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or serious injury.
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or moderate injury and property damage.
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Threaded Fasteners............................................................................................................................................ 1
Nomenclature, Threads...................................................................................................................................... 1
Strength Identification....................................................................................................................................... 2
Cotter (Split) Pins............................................................................................................................................... 2
Fastener Torque Tables...................................................................................................................................... 7
Conversion Table.................................................................................................................................................9
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8000 SRM 0231 General
General
THREADED FASTENERS See Figure 1. The diameter of the shank of the
fastener is shown first in the series [M12 = 12 mm,
Threaded fasteners, like bolts, nuts, capscrews, and M20 = 20 mm (1/2 = 1/2 in., 3/4 = 3/4 in.)].
studs, are made to specifications that describe the
mechanical strength and hardness of the fastener. A The number of threads per inch is normally not
fastener used in a design application is selected shown for inch nomenclature and only the UNC
according to its specifications. Hyster® Company (Unified National Coarse) or UNF (Unified National
buys parts from many countries. Parts that are Fine) is shown. This number of threads per inch is
not shown because a UNC or UNF fastener has a
purchased must be to Hyster® Company standards.
standard number of threads per inch for a specific
There are several standards used by these countries
diameter. Metric fasteners show the number of
in the manufacture of threaded fasteners. Many of
threads per millimeter.
these fasteners are similar, but cannot be used as a
direct replacement. To make sure that you have the The length of the shank is often indicated as part of
correct fastener, order fasteners and parts through the description of a fastener. This length is shown in
the Hyster® Parts Depot. inches for inch fasteners and in millimeters for
metric fasteners.
Service persons must use replacement fasteners
that have the same specifications. Fasteners made A capscrew will have the following description:
to each specification have identification marks for
that specification. This specification is commonly Metric Inch
called "Grade" for SAE standards and "property M12 × 1.75 × 50 1/2 × 13 UNC × 1-1/2
class" for metric standards. This section describes
the identification of some common fasteners. ABC ABCD
A = Thread Size A = Shank Diameter
The metric system used by Hyster® Company is
described as SI (Le Systeme d'Unites or the B = Pitch B = Number of Threads Per
International System of units, also called SI in all Unit of Length
languages). The SI System of measurement is C = Length C = type of Thread
described in ISO Standard 1000, 1973. A conversion
table of common measurements is shown in Table 7. D = Shank Length
NOMENCLATURE, THREADS
The thread design is specified by a series of
numbers and letters for inch and metric fasteners.
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STRENGTH IDENTIFICATION
CAUTION
When fasteners must be replaced, the new
fasteners must be of the same strength or greater
than the original fasteners. The new fasteners
must also be the correct size.
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CONVERSION TABLE
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